But that's not to say he's complaining. The 38-year-old actor says that "getting your foot in the door [in Hollywood] is like winning the lottery."

"It's literally like winning the lottery if you get to have a career," he continues. "And I've always felt, 'Okay, now I've gotten this show, and I'm lucky to have gotten this show, and if I don't do this to the best of my ability—if I don't work my ass off and make a life of it—I've squandered this incredibly golden opportunity. And that's always been what has propelled me."